Sure, they may drain the battery life, especially with the brightness cranked all the way up, but you can't deny the effect of a sexy display. There's nothing like holding a beautiful screen in your hands, and having rich colors, crisp images, and deep hues staring back at you.

All these handsets can do the basics, but beyond that, these guys take surfing the Web, playing games, and fussing with video (both recording and watching) to the next level with their top-notch displays.

LG Nitro HD (AT&T), December 4, 2011
Everything's right there in the name -- the LG Nitro HD. It has a "true HD AH-IPS" display that can support 16 million colors and has a pixel density of 329 pixels per inch. But what's really enjoyable about this handset is the camera and photo quality. The images the Nitro took outshine the competition. Read the full review of the LG Nitro HD.

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